RE THAKUR SHISIR CHANDRA

[2026] HKCA 492 Court of Appeal 13 April 2026 • CACV41/2026 • 9 min read

5 cases cited (0 HK, 5 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 492, Court of Appeal, decided 13 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Chu Coram

Parties (1)

Thakur Shisir Chandra Applicant

Case Significance

Re Thakur Shisir Chandra [2026] HKCA 492 records the Court of Appeal's dismissal of an appeal following the Court of First Instance judgment in Thakur Shisir Chandra v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 171. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal,' referring to earlier Court of Appeal authorities including [2018] HKCA 524, [2018] HKCA 714 and [2019] HKCA 50, and the English authority [1954] 1 WLR 1489.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Thakur Shisir Chandra [2026] HKCA 492?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Re Thakur Shisir Chandra [2026] HKCA 492, holding 'we dismiss the appeal,' after the Court of First Instance judgment Thakur Shisir Chandra v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 171.